A CAR wash that has entered liquidation has been handed a £45,000 fine for employing illegal workers – across the road from the police station.
Blesel Services Limited, who ran Selita Hand Car Wash in Castle Street, has been ordered to pay £45k after being caught employing illegal workers.
Selita Hand Car Wash, which used to be on the Texaco petrol station forecourt, has since been taken over by Kili’s Hand Car Wash.
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Kili’s Hand Car Wash is a separate business and is not related to the business that was issued the fine.
An employee at Kili’s Hand Car Wash said the business was unaware that the former car wash at the site had been fined for employing illegal workers.
NEWL Kili’s Hand Car Wash has since taken over the site. (Image: Newsquest)
The owner of Selita Hand Car Wash, Blesel Services Limited, entered voluntary liquidation in November 2025 according to Companies House.
How can companies be fined for employing illegal workers?
UK Immigration Enforcement released the names of businesses that were given a penalty between July 1 and September 30 in 2025 for using an illegal workforce.
These penalties may apply to an offence which was committed months or even years before.
Penalties for employing people with no right to work can be severe, including spending up to five years in jail and paying an unlimited fine if businesses are found guilty of employing someone they knew did not have the right to work, according to Gov.uk.
Businesses can also be found guilty if they had “reasonable cause to believe” they were an illegal worker, such as if they had no permission to be in the UK, they were not allowed to do certain types of work in the UK or if they had false documents.